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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

The Biden Re-Election Strategy

Victor Davis Hanson, Townhall

Why Auto Insurance Rates Are Out of Control

David Dayen, The American Prospect

Polarization may phase out of American politics as younger generations shift into power

Sally Friedman, David Schultz, The Conversation

Why Iran and Israel Stepped Back From the Brink

Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs

Surprise! Biden does have the power to shut border

Editorial, Boston Herald

Is Biden or Trump the bigger drag on his party?

Chuck Todd, NBC News

Confidence in Biden Economic Stewardship Historically Low

Megan Brenan, Gallup

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

40% Yes, 60% No, Voter Polls

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

George Stephanopoulos, Trending books

The President's Daily Brief

The President's Daily Brief, Trending podcasts

Mike Johnson

Trending People, Google

Tavis Smiley

Talk Radio, KBLA Talk 1580

US National Debt: $34.7 Trillion

Trending Data, US Debt Clock

Monday, May 20, 2024

Will Democrats Pay a Price for Their Crumbling Lawfare Strategy Against Trump?

Josh Hammer, The Daily Signal

The Biden Campaign Is Worried

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Why Are Economists MIA on Today’s Biggest Fiscal Catastrophes?

Burton A. Abrams, Independent Institute

Hamas Cannot Be Fought Like al-Qaeda

Kim Cragin, Lawfare

My son died from fentanyl poisoning because of a U.S. customs 'exception'

Leah Wread DeVere, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The DNC Is Preparing for the Worst in Chicago — Without the Help of the City’s Mayor

Jonathan Martin, Politico

Would a Random Group of People Do Better Than Congress? 54% Say Yes

Staff, Rasmussen Reports

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78% Yes, 22% No, Voter Polls

President Nixon: Alone in the White House

Richard Reeves, Trending books

Morning Announcements

Morning Announcements, Trending podcasts

Harrison Butker

Trending People, Google

"The Face of War" (1959)

Martha Gellhorn, Noted Journalism

US President Job Approval: 40.3%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Reagan Derangement Syndrome Haunts the Left

Ira Stoll, The Editors

The Case For Open Borders

John Washington, Current Affairs

National-debt interest now costs more than Medicare or defense

Brett Arends, MarketWatch

The American paradox of protest: Celebrated and condemned, welcomed and muzzled

Japan Today, Deepti Hajela

Biden still trails Trump in the polls. His problem goes beyond inflation, Gaza and age

Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times

Advisors Assure Biden This Will Blow Over Once All Gazans Dead

Satire, The Onion

Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs

Staff, Pew Research Center

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

52% Yes, 48% No, Voter Polls

Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

Brian Tyler Cohen, Trending books

OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER - Tägliche Börsen-News

OHNE AKTIEN WIRD SCHWER - Tägliche Börsen-News, Trending podcasts

Marjorie Taylor Greene

Trending People, Google

"Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it."

Lyndon B. Johnson, Political Quotes

US Gross Domestic Product: 1.6%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Saturday, May 18, 2024

The Left’s Noncitizen Voting Gambit

Nate Hochman, The American Spectator

Greg Abbott pardoning killer of Black Lives Matter protester sends chilling message

Frank Figliuzzi, MSNBC

Nonprofits Are Making Billions off the Border Crisis

Madeleine Rowley, The Free Press

Real Republicans Should Vote for Joe Biden

Tom Davis, The National Interest

If a Trump trial isn’t televised, does it make a sound?

Leslie Gray Streeter, The Baltimore Banner

Small Town Warns That Due To Biden Rally Today, Traffic Will Be Significantly Lighter Than Usual

Satire, The Babylon Bee

Explaining the partisan gap in support for student loan forgiveness

Paul Teas, YouGov

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

40% Yes, 60% No, Voter Polls

Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Denise Kiernan, Joseph D'Agnese, Trending books

Verdict with Ted Cruz

Verdict with Ted Cruz, Trending podcasts

Barron Trump

Trending People, Google

US Constitution 13th Amendment "Abolition of Slavery" (1865)

History, National Constitution Center

US Unemployment Rate: 3.9%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Friday, May 17, 2024

Imagine this is the first five minutes of Trump's second term

Rod Thomson, Human Events

Cable News Refused to Report Trump's Bombshell Quid Pro Quo Offer to Big Oil Execs

Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams

Is There Too Much Inequality In America?

William Cooper, Newsweek

Biden slaps tariffs on nonexistent Chinese EV imports

David P. Goldman, Asia Times

Social media has killed adolescence

Rida Hamid, The Philadelphia Inquirer

IRS Now Targeting People Who Threaten Washington's "Ability to Govern"

Ken Klippenstein, KenKlippenstein.com

Abortion, economy, and border security are top deal-breakers in 2024 elections

Victoria Balara, Fox News

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

25% Yes, 75% No, Voter Polls

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann, Trending books

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Premiere Networks, Trending podcasts

Bob Menendez

Trending People, Google

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

History, Landmark SCOTUS Cases

US Direction of Country: 24.1%

Trending Data, Real Clear Politics

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Hispanics Are Shaping The New Conservative Majority

Bob Unanue, Jorge Martinez, Daily Caller

The One Way Biden Could Maybe, Possibly, Make Up for His Youth-Vote Losses

David Faris, Slate

Will the last ticket-splitting voter please turn out the light?

Walter Shapiro, Roll Call

We’re in a pivotal moment in American history. We cannot retreat

Bernie Sanders, The Guardian

Inflation rates show Biden is gaslighting Americans on the economy

Editorial, New York Post

This Is the Economy We'll Be Going Into the Election With

Josh Barro, Very Serious

48 Percent: Non-essential Businesses Should Close Sundays

Scott Rasmussen, Newsmax

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

19% Yes, 81% No, Voter Polls

Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Elizabeth Beller, Trending books

The Charlie Kirk Show

Charlie Kirk, Trending podcasts

Michael Cohen

Trending People, Google

"Mother Courage and Her Children" (1941)

Bertolt Brecht, Good Reads

US Inflation Rate: 3.4%

Trending Data, Trading Economics

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Lessons from COVID Totalitarianism

J.B. Shurk, American Thinker

Dobbs Had the Opposite Effect Conservatives Intended

Julianne McShane, Mother Jones

Campaign to nullify Electoral College staggers ahead, despite problems

Sean Parnell, The Center Square

The United States Has a Keen Demographic Edge

Brent Peabody, FP

Like a Nixon in China, what Trump could do in foreign policy might surprise the world

Curt Mills, Star Tribune

Donald Trump courts an increasingly friendly Libertarian Party

David Weigel, Semafor

Biden's path to winning the Electoral College runs through the Midwest

Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?